Presbyterianism in Summerside 1853—2003 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Rev. William Verwolf RSV. Charles Camegy 
     
     1937-1942 1943-1949 
     
    
   
   
    
     the twenty year period ending Dec. 31, 1945. 
     
    

    
     The first half of the Twentieth Century had been a 
     
     difficult period for Summerside Presbyterian Church. 
     
     From 1901 to 1949 membership size had dropped from 
     
     315 to 240 communicants — a 24% decline! Despite 
     
     the setback the church had survived. The next fifty 
     
     years would witness new growth and prosperity. 
     
    
   
   
    
     REV. J. DONALD MACKAY: 
     
     MINISTER OF VISION 
     
     1950-1964 
     
    
   
   
    
     ev. J. Donald Mackay, a relative of the first resi— 
     
     dent minister of Summerside Presbyterian 
     
     Charge, Rev. Dr. Neil MacKay, succeeded Rev. 
     
    
   
   
    
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